He was likely also in the early phases of some sort of severe cold or sickness—“fever and debility,” as he described it to his wife later in the week.17 Including that night, he had spent three sleepless nights in a row. He had had no more than seven hours’ sleep in the preceding four days. During that time he had ridden more than ninety miles without rest to and from Lee’s meeting, then added another twenty-five miles on June 25 with his army.
